Tournament details | |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | Glentoran |
Final positions | |
Champions | Linfield (22nd win) |
Runner-up | Ards |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 59 (4.21 per match) |
← 1966–671968–69 → |
The 1967–68 Gold Cup was the 49th edition of the Gold Cup, a cup competition in Northern Irish football.
The tournament was won by Linfield for the 22nd time, defeating Ards 3–2 in the final at The Oval.
Results
First round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Glenavon | 8–1 | Ballymena United |
Glentoran | 0–1 | Ards |
Linfield | 5–1 | Cliftonville |
Portadown | 3–1 | Bangor |
Coleraine | bye | |
Crusaders | bye | |
Derry City | bye | |
Distillery | bye |
Quarter-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Coleraine | 6–1 | Portadown |
Crusaders | 4–5 | Derry City |
Distillery | 1–1 | Linfield |
Glenavon | 0–0 | Ards |
Replays
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–0 | Glenavon |
Linfield | 5–1 | Distillery |
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 2–2 | Derry City |
Linfield | 2–1 | Coleraine |
Replay
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ards | 1–0 | Derry City |
Final
Linfield | 3–2 | Ards |
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Wood 12' (pen.) Shields 28', 55' |
Report | McAvoy 14' Mowat 75' |
References
- "Irish League Archive, Gold Cup". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "Shields stars as Blues take Gold Cup". Belfast Telegraph. 30 November 1967. p. 21.
- "Shields The Blues Hero". Belfast News Letter. 30 November 1967. p. 14.
- "Gold Cup Results". Irish League Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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